Chapter 1

A change of scenery

"Gandalf! My old friend, what brings you to my wor-" My voice cuts out when the old wizard moves to the side and I'm staring into the bluest eyes I have ever seen. After what seems like a decade my voice finds its way again. And what came out of it didn't please the elder.

"Oh, fuck no!" I yell, turning around back to the pool. The smile on the wizard's face slipped away. "There is no way in hell I'm doing it again, I know what the outcome of this 'adventure' is and I will not have any part in it!" I huff. 'No, no, no!' My thoughts torn by past memories. "And I don't even know if my powers still work, it's been twenty years Gandalf. Twenty years of a normal life, I don't want to start over again" I stop at the edge of the pool. "My dear girl, I have been watching you. And I am sorry to say, but I am deeply disappointed with you." He says solemnly.

I turn my head slightly towards him. "What is the reason this time? Did I forget the adventure part again? I go camping sometimes, with my boyfriend's family. Those are my adventures now Olórin, every time I have to help some poor sod in some other world I have to start over. You know how many times my heart gets hurt? From the friends I make to the people who take me in as family. From helping them till it's the deed is done and do a little song and dance so they think that everything turned out great in the end, without myself in it. Like I never existed." My voice cracks at the end. Turning my head back to the pool, I take in a deep breath before diving into the water.

Swimming towards the bottom, I hear someone else diving into the pool. Reaching for the pool light, I feel arms wrap around my waist and pull me towards the surface. Gasping for air, I turn around and come face to face with the blue eyed dwarf. "What are you doing?" I ask him, swimming away from him a few inches. He looks down into the water then back at me, his mouth opening and closing like a fish. "I do not know." He finally says. Narrowing my green eyes at him, I start to swim to the edge. Lifting my body up and sitting on the edge, He was right there in front of me again. "Gandalf, what is he doing?" I ask keeping my eyes on him.

Before Gandalf answers, "I will not take her on this journey. I refuse." He says. The wizard huffs, "And why is that? Thorin Oakenshield. She is basically a god in this galaxy and can change entire outcome of worlds. She can be anything she needs to be to help, I already know what is to happen after this little hiccup, and I suggest that we hurry it along. We cannot be gone for too long. Every minute here is a day there without Angel fixations of the tilted worlds." Gandalf finishes. My body shoots up, "The worlds are tilted?! Oh my god! Ada is going to kill me! He's going to fucking kill me!" My eyes start to water, then my eyes grow wide. "Oh my god! He's never letting me out of his sight again! Gandalf!" I whine, "How do you calm down an angry stone carver?! You have to help me, y-you, OW!" I yelp rubbing my head glaring at Gandalf as his staff retreats away from my head.

"I suggest you do your 'little song and dance' and let us be on our way." Gandalf says. "Ah, well, I'm, uh. I'm not the only one here." A breathy laugh escapes me, dropping my arms to my sides. "And just who else is here?" The wizard asks, raising a bushy eyebrow at me. "Uh, just a few of my sisters." I smile.